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oazo (2010-06-27)

To the north of Tokyo Station and also bordered by Otemachi Station is a clusters of grand and gigantic buildings called oazo.  

The "a" and "z" in the word means one can buy anything from a to z in this cluster of buildings that house offices, shops and restaurants.  One of the letters "o" in oazo represents Otemachi and the other "o" denotes maru, the Japanese word for circle.

oazo actually comprises of eight structures: oazo building, oo hiroba (square), underground passage from Tokyo Station to Otemachi Station, Marunouchi (kanji) Hotel, Nihonseimei Marunouchi Building, Marunouchi North Exit Building, Shin (New) Marunouchi Center Building, and Marunouchi Center Building.

Many people simply call the area Marunouchi because of the names of some of the buildings and the name of the suburb they sit on.  KL and I spent a few good hours checking out some of those impressive buildings and had lunch on a leisurely afternoon. 

I'll be posting the pictures I took on each building on separate posts starting with the oazo building today.

http://www.marunouchi.com/oazo/index2.html



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